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Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants

compiled by Elizabeth Painter

up to date as of May 1, 2016

Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).





TaxonBrodiaea nana
groupMonocots
FamilyThemidaceae
Family common name(s)brodiaea
Genus common name(s)brodiaea; brodiea; cluster-lily; cluster lily; clusterlily; Brodie's lily
Species common name(s)no common name specific to this taxon found
 
 
Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxadwarf brodiaea, dwarf brodiea, dwarf clusterlily, dwarf cluster-lily, dwarf cluster lilyy, vernal-pool brodiaea, vernal pool brodiaea, vernalpool brodiaea, vernal-pool cluster-lily, vernalpool clusterlily are applied to multiple Brodiaea taxa; California-hyacinth, California hyacinth, Californian hyacinth, wild brodiaea, fool's onion, fool's-onion, fools onion are applied to multiple Themidaceae taxa; hog-onion, hog onion are applied to taxa in multiple families
 
 
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etcLiliaceae s.l.; Brodiaea minor (Benth.) S. Watson var. nana (Hoover) Hoover
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